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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dave Handerson (ranked 280 p4p, 908 weight class) and Ryu Inhanamoto (ranked 42 p4p, 108 weight class). Handerson kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is America - A Horse With No Name. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dave Handerson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ryu Inhanamoto!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Konstantin Menshow and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Handerson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Handerson scores with a nice right hand.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Handerson.
Handerson dives in and grabs Inhanamoto's left leg, looking for a takedown. Inhanamoto pushes down on Handerson's head and hops out.
Inhanamoto throws a hook but Handerson blocks it.
Handerson tries to counter with a takedown but Inhanamoto is quick to defend against it.
Inhanamoto has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Handerson finds it's way round the side to connect with Inhanamoto's head.
The fighters circle momentarily. Inhanamoto darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
It looks like Dave Handerson has been cut.
Inhanamoto misses with a body punch
and Handerson counters with a takedown into side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Handerson throws a strike aimed at the side of Inhanamoto's head but Inhanamoto avoids it well.
We've been hearing that Handerson has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Handerson tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Handerson throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Inhanamoto works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Inhanamoto is not content to let Handerson control the position.
Handerson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Inhanamoto taking some punishment here, with Handerson in his half guard.
Handerson keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Handerson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Inhanamoto keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Inhanamoto really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Handerson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Handerson is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Inhanamoto doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Handerson.
Handerson is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Inhanamoto blocking the ground and pound attempt from Handerson.
Handerson thows a huge punch but Inhanamoto dodges it nicely.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Handerson connects with a nice short shot to Inhanamoto's temple.
Handerson has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Handerson is keen to just control but Inhanamoto is a slippery customer.
Handerson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Inhanamoto defending well though.
Inhanamoto felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Handerson trying to control from half guard but Inhanamoto is working away.
Inhanamoto keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Handerson is trying to control the action in half guard but Inhanamoto is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Handerson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Inhanamoto wants to control but Handerson is keeping busy.
Handerson thows a huge punch but Inhanamoto dodges it nicely.
Handerson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Nice strikes from Handerson there.
Inhanamoto keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Handerson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Handerson is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Handerson is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Inhanamoto sees it coming and defends easily.
Handerson slips a nice elbow through Inhanamoto's hands, connecting with Inhanamoto's forehead.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Handerson throwing shots but Inhanamoto is blocking nicely.
Handerson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Inhanamoto defending well though.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Inhanamoto is staying active underneath Handerson, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Inhanamoto trying to control but Handerson postures up.
Handerson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Inhanamoto's head.
Handerson thows a huge punch but Inhanamoto dodges it nicely.
Inhanamoto is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Handerson scores with a couple of nice shots.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Handerson is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Handerson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dave Handerson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dave Handerson's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Handerson throws a right hand that misses
letting Inhanamoto counter with a right hand.
Handerson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Inhanamoto.
Nice sprawl there from Inhanamoto as Handerson shoots in.
Handerson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Inhanamoto takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Handerson throws a hook to the side of Inhanamoto's head but Inhanamoto sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Handerson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Inhanamoto can do to turn this around?
Handerson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Handerson throws an overhand right that lands on Inhanamoto's shoulder, as Inhanamoto tries to avoid the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Handerson throws a jab when Inhanamoto was well out of range.
Inhanamoto is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Handerson.
Handerson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Inhanamoto was well out of range. Poor timing from Handerson.
Inhanamoto looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Handerson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Inhanamoto was well out of range. Poor timing from Handerson.
Handerson throws a body shot but no joy.
Handerson throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Inhanamoto tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Handerson is in Inhanamoto's guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Inhanamoto can do anything to dispel that myth.
Handerson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Handerson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Handerson trying to control but Inhanamoto is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Inhanamoto preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Handerson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Handerson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Inhanamoto keeping moving, preventing Handerson from controlling successfully.
Handerson throwing strikes but missing.
Handerson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Handerson is looking to work some ground and pound but Inhanamoto has wrist control.
Handerson stands and throws Inhanamoto's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Handerson is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Inhanamoto is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Handerson scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Inhanamoto to see if he's OK.
The strikes coming from Handerson are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Inhanamoto taking a bit of punishment here - Handerson scoring with strikes.
Handerson advances to mount.
Handerson misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Handerson goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Inhanamoto is on top in guard.
Handerson has his foot on Inhanamoto's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Inhanamoto works his way back into a safe position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Inhanamoto controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Inhanamoto is continuing to stall.
Handerson looking to control.
Handerson wants to hit a sweep here but Inhanamoto passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Handerson there!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Inhanamoto tries to control but Handerson wriggling away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dave Handerson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Dave Handerson's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Handerson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Inhanamoto manages to avoid it.
Handerson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Inhanamoto tries to avoid it but Handerson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Inhanamoto to the ground. Inhanamoto escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
The fighters circling - Inhanamoto throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Handerson lands with a nice body punch.
Handerson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Inhanamoto.
Handerson misses with a lunging right hand
and Inhanamoto counters with a nice uppercut.
Handerson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Inhanamoto throws a shot from downtown. Handerson moves away and avoids it.
Ryu Inhanamoto seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Handerson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Inhanamoto counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Inhanamoto throws a hook but Handerson blocks it.
Handerson fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dave Handerson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Inhanamoto misses with a right hand
and Handerson counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Inhanamoto!
Handerson throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Handerson landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Handerson working the head with strikes.
Handerson tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Handerson is chipping away with strikes.
Handerson misses with the ground and pound.
Handerson scores with a couple of short elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Handerson throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Sloppy strikes there by Handerson.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Handerson staying calm.
Inhanamoto managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Handerson.
Handerson is putting a hurting on Inhanamoto here, landing some big shots from side control.
Handerson tries to score with some ground and pound. Inhanamoto controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Inhanamoto wants to control but Handerson postures up.
The ground and pound from Handerson seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Dave Handerson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Handerson throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Handerson trying to control the action but Inhanamoto is working from the bottom.
Handerson working the strikes but Inhanamoto uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Handerson seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Inhanamoto does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Handerson landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Handerson tries to pass to full mount but Inhanamoto defends it.
Handerson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Handerson wants to control but Inhanamoto is keeping him busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Handerson is really struggling to control Inhanamoto but he's trying to hold on to the position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Inhanamoto fails to land with a series of punches.
Handerson shoots in and drives through. Inhanamoto sprawls well.
Inhanamoto uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Handerson.
Handerson misses with an uppercut
and Inhanamoto counters with a straight right hand.
Handerson blocks a jab.
Handerson tries to counter with a takedown but Inhanamoto is quick to defend against it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Handerson shoots in for a takedown but Inhanamoto shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Handerson scores with a jab to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dave Handerson clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Dave Handerson's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Inhanamoto throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Handerson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Handerson shoots in but no luck this time.
Inhanamoto with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Handerson connects with a right hand. Inhanamoto shakes it off.
Handerson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Handerson staying out of range there.
Handerson feinted with a counter takedown.
Handerson with a poor takedown
and Inhanamoto counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Inhanamoto lands with a shot to the body.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Inhanamoto fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Handerson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Inhanamoto.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Inhanamoto scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Inhanamoto ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Handerson moves away.
Inhanamoto jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Handerson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Inhanamoto swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dave Handerson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Inhanamoto moves into range and connects with a jab.
Inhanamoto looks to land a right hand but Handerson moved out of range.
Handerson attempts a counter takedown but Inhanamoto avoids it well and moves away.
Handerson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Inhanamoto counters with a nice uppercut.
Handerson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ryu Inhanamoto is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Inhanamoto misses with a straight right.
Handerson slips under a jab from Inhanamoto.
Handerson misses with a takedown attempt
enabling Inhanamoto to counter with a crisp jab.
Handerson with a lazy takedown attempt
and Inhanamoto counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Inhanamoto fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Inhanamoto throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Inhanamoto misses the jab.
Inhanamoto throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Inhanamoto throws out a loose jab but Handerson uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Inhanamoto throws a shot from downtown. Handerson moves away and avoids it.
Inhanamoto throws a hook but Handerson blocks it.
Handerson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Inhanamoto.
Inhanamoto stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Inhanamoto wants it to stay on the feet.
Despite the aggression on Inhanamoto's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Handerson with a lazy takedown attempt
and Inhanamoto counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Handerson shoots and misses
and Inhanamoto counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Handerson thinking.
Inhanamoto lands a nice shot to the body.
Handerson blocks a jab.
Handerson takes one to the side of the head.
Inhanamoto might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Handerson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
enabling Inhanamoto to counter with a crisp jab.
Handerson looks up at the clock. Bad move! Inhanamoto lands a right hand from hell, dropping Handerson. Inhanamoto pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:24 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ryu Inhanamoto!
Ryu Inhanamoto is the new heavyweight champion!
An out of breath Ryu Inhanamoto thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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